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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-25

Sp'ciH EaJntm 10 hs H,J..ttr
WASHINGr"N, u c, August Hi'-Chie
Clerk Biddis, Of the Internal ENemu,
bureau, is III RECEIPT of u letter ron
Commissioner Miller written from hi,
home ut BEhOuryillr, W Va, on Sunday
III which he says that hr WAS very mucl
amused III the report started 10y NSw
York paper that he Was physically III .
very precarious condition. At the tim,
the report WAS printed Mr.. Miller said ia,
was feeling ~ well as ever he felt in hi
life The Commissioner has been enjoy
ing himself in the rural regions, hunting
and roughing it in the mountains Of West
Virginia. He has been troubled for som,
months with an affection OF the kidneys,
but since he has been away from Washing
ton has been steadily improving. lie will
probably return and resume his official
duties within the next ten days.
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star Chamber Methods.

ND'rW Ihgn" 'r 't' k'g,r,r
WESTON, W. VA, August ~ Con,id.
erablc discussion was had in the committee
room Of the Board of Directors At the Hos.
pital when your reporter asked to See the
record Of to-day's meeting, and having IL,
ceived the consent 0i the Secretary. was
eagerly taking it all in WHEN DIR. Mayors,
OF Charleston, objected on the ground tha,
the records were not public property
until they received the signature Of the
president Mr.. Chiplcy, president OF the
Board, was in favor Of giving it to the
public ,as it appears, hut Mr.. Colston
per,Stentlv objected. Mr.. BlSscll was III
favor of holding open sessions at all times,
and Mr.. Stm%ess, who came in on tn,
scene AZ this moment, chimcd in with Dr.
Muytr~, and Colston ovcrrulrd the prcsi.
den, when the doors were euncrrcmoniously
shut against the public. The contract ior
building the Tcw brick building was
awarded to Atchison Bros, Dt Weston, IoI
Slg.ilG.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-25

merable booths and peanut stands. The
pale blue lemonade venders were badly
furcstalled by the numerous Ice water bar
rels. Wm. Robinson and John Crawford
got the HEGI.rER headquarters opened up
in good style, and the old vets vii"
registered their names and paid mp
subscriptions were legion. The crowd
was larger than the night before, ami
inside the tent attention To the address
seemed more marked. More of th" so'd'rr
element was present, and consequently
handshaking and congratulatIoE, w'Ir
numerous, and formed particularly
pleasant feature prior to the opening "i
the exercises. The stand back OF the ic-.
trum, contained, among other-, the follow
iug well known people. Mrs. K l.. ilay,s.
Miss Hayes. Mrs. L. H. Wilson, of 'l"i'c"
ohio, Mrs. George X. McNirchrn, Mr..
! DIR. I. A. Logan, Mrs. Gen. DuNAl, Capt
! Thaycr Melvin, Gen. DuVall, EN-G"""rr"r
ricrrepont. General l.. +. Kelley, Genera!
Van II. Eukcy, Dr. !. W. Eodem. ID. e..
\. Logan. Judge H. II Cochran ui Toledo,
and Mayor c. W. Seabrlght. MAYOR S,a.
bright came IN hcaning with Smiles. anal
resplcndant in glossy Slk Tie. MI.
Hayes met many OF our people, and VI,
t universally cordial in her greetings whI.r
her daughter maintained Il c.,w Il be-.
nifty hru'tng her station. Gru,r.'
Duyal wu, u.hcred in by the Opera il"u."
orchestra. and bore himself ~ erect aui
diymIlicd ;.s il on dress parad,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-25
THE FIRST CAVALRY.
Permanent Organization Effected h"'-
terday Afternoon.

A Permanent Organization Effected Yes
terday Afternoon.
The comrades of the First Virginia Cav
alry. of Clusters old command, met IN Io-
lice Court room at the City Hall, at 80
o'clock Yesterday afternoon, the meeting
being called to order by ComrAde +. [.
Robinson, of Bridgeport.
On motion a committee Of one from each
company of the regiment was appointed TO
drIit Constitution aud Ev-I.aws lor the
permanent organization. This motion was
carried, and the chair appointed oscar
BurdettS, sam Grimm, W. X. Erovu Ma
lOr C4rmau, Eli. Dennis, John W Dill.
Frank Cunningham, James Dean. Samuel
Atkinson, Samuel Ross. aud Charles Snorn
as suyu committee
Mayor {. ". S>ahri-ht was then intro
ducyd to tie regiment and made a hapry
speech which " attcntivcly listened To-
1t the conclusion Oi the address. the re-
port OF the committee was received and
adopted, and THE following officers were
then elected: President. CAPTAIN W. 4.
sNlAN ~ ssH' .'A.A ltNA'4f'ltt. I. NNull4.tLs
ham; Second NIce-prr>jdrnt. Oscar Bur
dattS; Third President, Samuel
Green; Fourth Vice. President Captain
Boon; Fifth ice.Prc~ldrut, |. b. Elpp.
Treasurer, F. c. Robinson; Color Bearer.
VIM McAdamS.
The following preamble aud resolution,
re ported by the Committee on Permanent
Organization, wcri unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. The remaining members of
the First West Nirgini. Cavalry have this
day met in a Reunion alIer the lapse OF
quarter Of a ccGtury. We therefore for
the purpose ot establishing a permanent
organization for the preservation of the
name aud fame OF our regiment, and for
the purpose OF mutual and iratcrnal
brotherhood in continued annual reunion,
recommend the adoption of the following:
El>o'rsi, That this Brotherhood shall be
TE....r...,..y Z .., E,..F.yL D..
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PIrrSW EG, Pa, Aug. 2l.-Pu,scnger4
on the vandalio sleeper of the Pan Handle
fast line express, which arrived here this
morning from the West, report robbery On
Tia" train during the night. j. NJ Critch-
l"ow secretary of American Gas Improve
ment Co. had his pocket hook and gold
watch stolen, and Col. W. c. Starr, of
Richmond, Ind, lost gold watch and
cham valued at $500. Mr. Critch-
lows pocket book contained SIS
cash and notes amounting TO
$500 The robbery was committed
between bradford Junction and Steubcn-
vile, o. Mr. Critchlow says none of his
paper is negotiable, and his loss is about
:l1j. There Is 10 clue to the thieves.
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SAIr OF IL . p,r Ccnta-

WASHINGTON, August Secretary
F@rchld to-day opened the third lot OF
proposals ior the sale Of = per cent. bonds
under the terms of The recent Treasury cir
rular. The total amount offered was 81
Il~,"on Samel Bullr, Philadelphia, -,
~" r"l,"n a. :Iu9 Let; \. 5 Pratt n Son,
WSHn.t"n, h. c, 5l2, ,5U1 at $I,ugl
Harvey Fisk ~ suns, New York, 3! uuO .
U0o at $llO, :&Op,UoO at 500, j3O1 Onu
at 500, S2oOOOo coupon at Sos lI-IG.
SlOD,u0O coupon at $lu~ ll-lG, 5000 GOO 4.
and II ,uOu, ,'uO At SION ll-lG The bonds
mra,lonrd above and not otherwise speci-
He'd are registered. . he total amount uC
h"r'> offered ID STli~. 300, Of which So
9'i,"" are registered and $3il, 900 are
coupons.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-25
FOREIGN MOTIFS.

NJ. NJ Stoilor and Grekofl have refuscr
toJoln the Bulgarian ministry, which vii
apparently b" composed OF moncntitic4, a,
",' leading men Of the country are holding
8lGot.
Ihe Cologne Gd-,Rc says Negotiation,
VIII shortly he opened between Germany
"h1 France regarding expulsion~ Frame,
only agrees to negotiate ON rropcning oi
'hamhtrS, r"scrying meanwhile the right
TO IrtaII'tc for cxpulsions from AISaco.
Lorraine.
Inc London Diiy TIcyraph comments
Sa,.. on ,"e american peace memorial auL
say: If the memorial proves successful
II might Lead to European international
arbitration" ''' "''' ''''''
he i'aris SoIiI says: England's onno-
SI'ioh 1" Frances annexation of the N.,y
.ieoflies ,i' Is due To u desire for c5mnenso.
''o;' "hlch France could easily grant and
quickly terminate the dificnltv.
The City OF Montreal's missing Ina, bo.
been picked up and the seven passe ngers
anu SIX ni the crew who were in il ,,rc
sale. The rescue was made by "a German
bark named the Mathilde, which arrived at
Falmouth Yesterday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-25

BALTIMORE, August - rh" Krpubli-
cen State Convention met here to-day.
The platl"rm particularly dru"unccs the
civil service reform policy Of President
Cleveland ~ "hulow Professions" de
mant- protection and the pI>-agr ot the
Blair bill. NumrIruiun- were a. t"llow>
Fo; Governor, Walter ; Hrooks, ~ IaItr-
more; for Comptroller, !; t. Dixon, "l
Talbot county, and for Attorney General,
Frcuris Miller, of Montgomery county.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-25

llEEEE, DAB, August 2l-Thc COM
pletion Of the Manitoba road To Fort Ben
ton has m.ucd river traffic on the uppcr
Missouri. The steamer Benton passed
south to 81. Louis today and informed
Your correspondent that other boats are
following All except tour will enter the
sugar and cotton trade on the lower his.
siSsippi The only river traffic that will
amount TO anything will he Bismarck and
SiouS City. with headquarters at Pierre.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-25
RECLAIMISG THE LAND.
An Order Throwing Open the Atlantic au'
Pacific Indemnity Lands.

~ 'peH
Pacific Indemnify Lands.
WASHINGTON, August lin order to
give effect to the recent decision OF the
Secretary OF the Interior of the matter OF
the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Com
pany' indemnity lands letter has been
addressed 10y Acting Land Commissioner
StOckslagcr TO the register and receiver at
Prescott, Arizona, ordering him 20 restore
TO the public domain and open Ia
settlement under the general land laws
all lands in their district heretofore with
drawn for indemnity purposes under the
grant ot the AtlantIcN Pacific railway Co.
by act of July !2d, lsS6. Except such
lands as may he covered by selections, ap
proved bv the commissioner of the General
Land Olli'r aud the secretary Ot the In
terror. As To land covered hy unaFprovcd
selections applications To making fling,
and entries thereon, may he received, not
I'd and held subject to claim OF the com
pany of which claim applicant must be
distinctly informed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-25
Ar ~ q. Express Jumps ia, Track.

CONNELI.~vlLLE, Pa, August , t. The
i. ~ o. express, which left Pittsburg at q
o'clock last night, Jumped the track at
Hermitage Station, six miles east of Con
ncllsyIlle, at | o'clock this morning, badly
wrecklug the engine and baggage car,
which went over an cmbInkmcnt. One
passenger coach wa, derailcd, hut none of
the passengers were injured. The train
men escaped by jumping, the only person
injured being the fireman, who broke his
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-25

E.unrIir Grant your blessing upon th"
pre..hrr Of the society, all the oHlceT~ aGb
-o!d,r~ haze present. While We rcrCun'
the ,,t~t may our hearts not ONLY l'"N
with u.irintlsm, hut with reverence :" our
Father IA Heaven. Bless the veterans "i
;E;- ...-at country. Mag Thy sm..e r-t
up.u r',u," Who are suffering to-day, "h'
from wounds or aiiiictiOn, poverty ar cl--
trtss are unable To meet with n on tins
harpv day. Let Thy spirit shine m ul"n
their h.srls. unto the very depths OF lh".'
,oul. ;;,y Thy benedirtion r,,i on 10"
v widow> auI orphans of our brave .".dIrr
rour,.!,s Grant Thy blessing 10 'nr~
meat rnuntry. from the Last 10 the Wet
ana from. the North To the South.
Grant the aching OF wars pas; AMI 'si''.
r;ally of he civil strife may cease and p"'.,,'
shall reign until the angels trump S'.'ll
souuG the end OF worlds. Bless the iT's-
id.nt of the nitcd States and the cos"
n,rs of the States of the mon. ard may
their administrations couduce TO the bet
interests OF the people.
IGoatinmd Oa THIRD Fdye
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rowdcrIy and the American Party

ruwdcrly AID the American Party.
SCRANTON, PN., August !l-,iencral
Master Workman powderly has made pub
/ lie 4 letter, in which he say~: when the
American National Committee meet next
m"H,, in Philadelphia, they viii not rep.
resent me IN not IN any way connected
win iAr ,i-.,nlZIti"u. While | am IN
American am not interested in reyiying
/ purely American ideas am not anxious
to ~rc the tomahawk aud Scalping knife
flourish again ia the country. have no
/ desire torckindlc camp fires of the purely
American. Nor Il" wish to see the ir-
establishment OF the ducking pond or the
/ burning ot witches am content to de-
vote my time 70 the revival Of III interest
7 in the drrlmaljnn Of American Indvpcn-
/ drnrr lG' rc.rstahlishment of the rule OF
/ the American people, independent OF party
or lIunopoIy am at the opinion that !
can work out these end, ~ a member al
7 the KNIGHTS Ot Labor
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-25
CHARGED with Theft.

WAsHNGroN, ID. c., August - Mr..
Allen R"therluid, Il lawyer of high stand
ing and extensive practice IN this city, for
merly an Auditor OF the Treasury depart
mcut under President Grant, Was arrested
and locked up in default OF bail on - charge
of receiving certain records stolen from the
Pension Office. Mr.. Richard Hgummcr
clerk in The surviving ,oldi'r> division oD
the Pension Ohicc, was also arrested.
charged with stealing the piirr, in 4ucs.
! lInn.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-25

PITr>'lE", AUGut!i. Representatives
oi the glass tableware manufacturers a>so-
citation aud the American Flint
Glass Workers Union are hold,
ing conference here To arrange
a scale OF wages for the ensuing year. Th,
manufacturers ale particularly bitter
against what the workers term the "tuual.
iIAtlon" scheme, whereby the rate,
are to he made uniform it
the various districts. The employer,
claim that the wurNmeu want to cpualia,
by taking the highest rate and making i
minimum throughout the country. Ar
amlcahlc settlement, however lScApcrtcd
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-25

Over $4,000 People will :
visit the West Virginia FX-
position and State FAR 1t
Wheeling, which begins
September 5th, ard conti&-
ues FIVE days. l. IS the PEG
pies Show.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-25
Their Eusinr,. iinnmIng.

Prnhabls =" ,a" tlirs his c.sT-rd -u.h 4
General revival ", trade ut Logan y Co. ',
drur store H. tTeir giving away to thcl'
customers OF - many free trial bottles ol
Dr. Kings New Discovery for ConSamp'
ton. Their tIade is simply enormous in
this very valuable article from the fact that
il always cures and never disappoints.
Coughs. Colds, asthma, Bronchitis, Group,
and all throat aud lung diseases quickly
cured. You can test it before buying by
getting n trial bottle free, large size 81.
Every bottle warranted.
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ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
additional Particulars of the Di-asrous
Wreck.

additional Particulars of the DISASTROUS
Wreck.
| >p'atu' g.',ooIm {" hr H.0i,',r.
CAMERON, W. Va, August 2l--A col
liSion occurred about o'clock this morn.
I ing at point about 4 mile east Of Glen
| It,tun between an rmigrnnt train of fOul
cars and freight train coming EAST. En-
/ zine No. 1l6, IAN by Albert Smith, Oi
Wheeling, was completely stripped and
| the engineer and his fireman, named Isaac
Ehrruct, were instantly killed. Smiths
head being completely crushed. The
engncman and fireman OF engine
No. 2la, pulling the freight train,
were thrown OIL the engine, and were
hurt pretty badly but not seriously The
bodies of the killed were taken 10 Cameron
from where they will be s,nt to their
homes, Patrick FITZGERALD, engineer OF
the freight tram, and John Shea. fireman
were able to 20 to their homes. Twelve
emlgranis were more or less cut and bruised
home seriously except IN old couple, who
were injured by the shock and may die.
The are laid In the warrrOOm here on cots
and are doing well. Five or sin will he sent
on 20 their destination Tomorrow.
The lrSt passenger car was turned on top.
Til" other cara were not injured To any
extent. Several ears OF miscellaneous
freight were crushed aud broken nd will
b" acompIete loss. The people at Cameron
men, women and children, did all they
could to relieve the injured aud they are
at thus wrltlngresting easy. The accident
1t ls said was caused by the mistake OF the
train dispatcher on duty at Grafton, Bruce
McCmsky, Of Cameron.
LATER --Oi the old couple mentioned ~
seriously Injured, the lady has died.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-25

members were present. The meeting was
Il rousiug one and resulted in the iorma-
tiou OF a permanent organization. The
following members OF the regiment have so
lar reported Company ~ Capt. i. &.
Doycu,r, \. l.. Drake: Company l., John
LAUREL; Company c, James Singer, Mayer
". WnghI G. ". Hercules, ". II! Me
Eldown.y, +. W. Iauck; Company
II. Imst Lieutenant Wm. u. lIoh.
Company T.. Fist Lieutenant Ashford T.
ronnsy; Company +, \. ). $. Weaver, j..
II. ShuDtlewor;h; Company G., \. Gun.
niugham, First Lieutenant and AdIutant
Albert J.. Wells. Company H., Captain
Alex FIcw, George n. Jackson, Milton -.
Graham. Joseph liAllrr. ". W. prlor,
John k Deloe. George T. Rice, John h.
Rice. Alex. prl'ihIUgh, James II Curu,
Thomas Thomas, Samuel Wr.rh, VIM. A.
Whitrman. VIM. Hamilton, George Ii.
WAriirId, ". j. Wagcurott, John {. tO-
land. W. 4. Driters. Dewitt G. Gray, VIM.
LATHE, Company !, Samuel Turner, Wm.
Burris. J. T. Eo>rbrrry, AlnnGo Winters,
James T.. Lewis. &. ". DriliOaugh, J. W.
Marsh, K. NJ. poughcrty, Henry lumen,
Company K. First Lieutenant Jas. H.
Lear G.. W. Matthews, G.. W. Hall,
trrorgr Mcmnamin, FIRST Assistant Surgeon
James !. Johnson.
The following officers were elected to
serve the ensuing year:
Prcsidrnt-AlcN Ercw.
Vice Presidents Capt T.. T.. DJNenrr,
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Are Won sad, despondent. rlonm,.

Are you sad, despoudent, gloomy:
Are you sore dI,tres.,.d%
Listen to the welcome bidding
BE at rest. a"
Have you aches and pains unnumber,d,
Poisoning HES Golden Cup?
Think not there's no balm in Gllsad and
Give 1t up
\ Golden Remedy awaits YOU
Go'den not alone in name
Reach, oh, Suffering one and grasp it.
Health reclaim.
There is hnt one - lden" K mtdy-
DR.. FIerce's Golden Medical Discovery.
1t stands alone as the great blood puri-
ller, strength renewer" and health re-
s'"r'r' OF the age The Liver it resu-
i4le~, removing all impurities. The Lnngs
1t Strengthens, cleansing and nourshing
them. The whole system it hu!d. up,
supplying that above all things most
needed pure, Iich blood.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-25
Personal Cnmelines,

Is greatly enhanced by line set of teeth.
On the other hand, nothing so detracts
from the effect of pleasing features, fine
eyes aud q graceful iigure, rs yellow teeth
That popular toilet article SOIODONT
checks their decay and renders them as
white as snow.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-25

II The TOWN OF M8NNIEGTON
In Broad Daylight in the Presence o
Witnesses.
The MURDERER NOT RECOGNIZED,
Although Seen Walking Away After the
Shooting.
T1mamf, 4, tn, Register.

|
MANSINGruN. W. VA: Aupust 2I.-
This to,v, ,v,s sboclod this ,norriro hv
,
''' ''"N ''"' 'ne ho'oi '""H '"i'
Cnrtrlght had been shot dead by an
unknown assassin. Cartwright had come
T., ,,,.,, and ,,..,,,l -, ,I,. ,,,,, ,, ,r,,l
!
JONES. ABOUT SIN Ho'N lHIS morn
/ ing hr arose, and was standing on the
pavement in front OF Jones house washing
| Ills hands ,,b.r -, r..,,,ri r,r,, ONT fran,
n..r.'I '
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'"N . WI" ''''' i'e wy 'lo'' III "'''
was hrcd from lo-clI'hIe winchester re-
peatlns rilc. The ball entered his body
-, ,Lo I.t, ,iJ, mat b,,ou III. L.,rt ,rJ
was Iouhd Just DohrA'h the SIKH uhN'! INC
shoulder blade.
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nrrsur The drsrrintin, ,,iv,r - nr ,
small, slender man, wearing dark clothes
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THE FuFTEENTm W. VA. V. l.
A Permanent Organization oft Regiment
Inr,,..l

\ MEETING of the
Iittrruth West Virginia
Volunteer Infantry was
held yesterday morning
in the hall at the lower
end OF the market house,
ardahuut sixty or seventy
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-25

,--.mh.rl To- the number of about one
hludnd busted themselves i'm eN-
,haug.n. -rrytmg. md in chatting
Ysrr n.d tsm.- with each other The
West Liberty corurt blad also di~cou>rd
mu-Ir ~ intervals. The walls ot the hail
were decorated. and over the stIul, which
l.,d been erected ou the .a~t ~lIr. hung 20
large u.l painting, .'Hunri on the night 10y
prm,tug of j. VI. Curtis. son ot Col
r.rrl-. and ON the Igtt boy Ir,r photo
.,aph OF Major Pi,rp'ut. Iu front oj ttr
stand w.u, placed thrc'd rcgmrutd color,
ani
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lCoatinu,d Oa THIRD Fdye !
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THE SOCIETY.
The Big Meeting at the Fair
Grounds, Yesterday.
The Session Called TO Order By JUDGE
Thayer Melvin, at 1890 O'clock.
Yesterday Morning.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME TO VETERANS
By His Honor Mayer Spabright Dr.. T.. H.
Logan, President of the Chamber
Of Commerce.
AN OUTLINE OF THE SPEECHES.
The Remarks Received with the Greatest
Enthusiasm by the Large Aud
enCe There Assembled.
GENERAL R. B. HAYES PRESlDES.
The Entire Exercises in Full Keeping with
the Glorious Event 50 Wei
Under Headwav.
By His Honor Mayer Spabright, DR.. T.. H.
Logan, President of the Chamber
of Commerce.
AN OUTLINE OF The SPEECHES.
The Remarks Received with the Greatest
Enthusiasm by the Large Aud
enCe There Assembled.
GENERAL R. B. HAYES PRESlDES.
The Entire Exercises in Full Keeping wiki
the Glorious Event 50 Wei
Under Headwav.
PROCEEDINGS AS THEY OCCURRED

III: Fair Gro
unds yr,;rI
day InCrnImg
presentcda 4
rather lively
appearance.
and tlIeaII Wa
ii He'd with
cricIs, calling
their " arcs
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TIE MEETING.
What Trhn-pircd in the Rig Tent i'-'"t
nuI Morning,


Ab"nl Ealfpast ten o'ci"cA J"Ar. Vi.
lia. chairman of the ENecutIy"t"mml''"'.
called .hr ;u-srmblagc to ord,r. Nl"m
silence lid been secured he sa,d
| COMRADES / have the honor t. aE.
nounce on hrhalf of the ENccutlN" Cam
mlttre -; the Society Oi the Army "i N'-'
| Virginia. that the Society Is n"w Do e.
sion. Last year At our tenth reunion -
Portsmouth. Wheeling w;lS Eam'! q. 'o'
place of the next reunion. Commute" ~
were appointed and the pcol'" went -
work and responded nobIy To onr '.I
. Ynu are here now and there viii Il" u.'"'
others lIcsrnt Ia share this glad reunion.
We doubt not your enthusiasm. hnd 70
there j. any failure on tins occasion ] ST.
prct you will have TO lay the liam" ui"u
the Executive Committee.
In the ah-crcr ol General Crouk "a"
President Of this Soci"ty, who - detained
hv military duty, our NEE tlng~ wr.I hc %.
>idcd over by a Wee President, who. '.n.
-idclium his civic aud military r'co''. a'.d
the hOuur he has hcuprd upon Them '.'t
uuIu ~ gracefully, needs 10 in'i"tu'i"I
It oar lands. Wee President llncs "'I
pr' Idr Cheers
TX r,rldrnt Hayes sterwd l"i"H'.
armd enthusiastic checr,Hs, a"I a.''
silence had been restored announced 60"
m,rtr, would br lead in prayer Icy Clasp
lam " EultOn.
THE rRAYEE.
ui. Lord OF IIo-ts Wri"all"""r dr..
at all times and all place, t. .,'n.rtH''
Thee. We, therefore com" TO -hFr,i'''.
Thy favor. Thou art the father oi .i.n.,
the uLrhanging one, from who's" h'u'i".rt
hands drscend- every good and rr':"'
rIu. v. thank Thee that The !l'os 'A'-
fallen h. r~ in pleasant places. W. 'hHnS
Thee tntl Thou bI"st the i',v"IuiEon'
father, that this blessing did attend '.'.,
~ tL,.r -Ioriou, struggle for liberty. a."
Thine ,yr watched over the d'-tnn', of
thl- country and Thy hand gnli"! B..
through tie darkest paths.
TL.. -v,.";y meets to remember ih" w'-'.
10 rrrcw orr friendships, and c.sII To MN"
the .t:ugg.rs for the m''"'. '''.'....